This is Beirut 11/02 22:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US forces have withdrawn to Jordan from Syria's Al-Tanf base, where they had been deployed as part of the international coalition against the Islamic State group, two Syrian military sources told AFP on Wednesday. One source said "the American forces withdrew entirely from Al-Tanf base today" and decamped to another in Jordan, ...
This is Beirut 11/02 21:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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This week, Israel strengthened its control over territory under its authority with new measures on West Bank land acquisition policies and citizenship revocations. The Israeli security cabinet approved measures to modify Israel’s land acquisition policy in the West Bank, allowing for individual Israelis to purchase land directly rather than ...
This is Beirut 11/02 16:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday to discuss security issues related to Iran and Gaza as tensions in the Middle East persist. Trump told Netanyahu that he prefers to continue pursuing a diplomatic path with Iran, but will “just have to see what the outcome will ...
This is Beirut 11/02 15:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Iranian diplomats used diplomatic passports to ferry large sums of U.S. dollars to Lebanon in recent months, allegedly channeling cash directly to Hezbollah as the group struggles to recover from heavy military and financial losses, according to an investigation published by Iran International. The outlet reported that at least six senior Iranian ...
This is Beirut 11/02 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hundreds of Iranian cyberattacks targeting Israelis, including senior government and defense officials, academics, and journalists, were detected and foiled in recent months, the Shin Bet security agency and National Cyber Directorate said Wednesday. In a joint statement, the Shin Bet and the National Cyber Directorate reported a significant rise ...
This is Beirut 11/02 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Qatar's ruler discussed regional de-escalation on a call with US President Donald Trump and later met with Iran's top security official, the emir's office said in two separate statements on Wednesday. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Trump focused on "the current situation in the region and international efforts aimed at ...
This is Beirut 11/02 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday that his country would "not yield to excessive demands" on its nuclear program after Tehran resumed talks with the United States. He also said Iran was ready for "any verification" of its nuclear program and insisted it was not seeking an atomic weapon. Iran and the United States resumed ...
This is Beirut 11/02 10:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Residents in several neighborhoods of Tehran chanted slogans against Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, late Tuesday, in a rare resurgence of public dissent on the eve of the Islamic Republic’s most symbolic national commemoration. Videos circulating on social media showed voices ringing out from apartment balconies with chants including ...
This is Beirut 11/02 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israel's President Isaac Herzog said Wednesday he hoped talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump in Washington later in the day would help fight Iran's "empire of evil". Netanyahu, making his sixth visit to the United States since Trump took office, has said he will urge the US leader to take a harder line on ...
This is Beirut 11/02 00:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran has ramped up its crackdown on opposition figures on Sunday and Monday, arresting activists and reformists weeks after its brutal suppression of January’s anti-regime protest movement. Tehran has stated that the arrests were made against people seeking to disrupt the country’s social order, claiming that they were acting as ...
This is Beirut 10/02 21:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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General Rodolphe Haykal, commander of the LAF, met with officials in Saudi Arabia on Sunday and Monday during the World Defense Show. The meeting occurred in preparation for the upcoming March 5 French-Saudi-led conference in Paris to garner support for the LAF. Haykal’s dialogue with Saudi officials was carried out to discuss avenues for ...
This is Beirut 10/02 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon and Jordan are seeking a solution with Syria after the latter barred foreign trucks from entering its territory, officials from both countries told AFP on Tuesday. Damascus had issued a decision on Saturday stipulating that "non-Syrian trucks will not be allowed to enter" the country, and that goods being imported by road must ...